brīõz

Livonian

Etymology

From brī (“free”) +‎ -õz. Compare Latvian brīvs (“free”), Estonian priius (“freedom”) ultimately from Middle Low German or Middle Dutch. See etymology at Latvian brīvs. Likely parallel not via Latvian brīvs.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /briːəz/

Noun

brīõz

1. freedom

Usage notes

LEL recommends using the inherited word vabām.

Declension

Declension of brīõz (204)

	singular (ikšlug)	plural (pǟgiņlug)
nominative (nominatīv)	brīõz	–
genitive (genitīv)	brīõz	–
partitive (partitīv)	brīõzt	–
dative (datīv)	brīõzõn	–
instrumental (instrumentāl)	brīõzõks	–
illative (illatīv)	brīõzõ	–
inessive (inesīv)	brīõzõs	–
elative (elatīv)	brīõzõst	–